Recent studies conducted by various journals in the study of pain management have concluded that an estimated 80% of the world’s population suffers from some form of back pain and that acupuncture is an effective method for pain relief without the negative side effects associated with more conventional therapies.

Unlike more conventional remedies, acupuncture does not simply suppress your symptoms. GMC Acupuncture Clinic’s practitioners get to the root of your chronic pain with therapies that provide long lasting relief. More conventional remedies may only offer a temporary reprieve from chronic pain through an assortment of drug therapies that can produce negative side effects and compound the problem.

Although 70% of infertility cases are related to problems with ovulation and the female reproductive system, it is always recommended that both partners are evaluated when conception cannot be achieved. Failure to menstruate, along with hormonal, uterine and other ovulation factors are within the challenges faced by couples who are trying to conceive.

Even with the best of intentions, smokers who have a strong desire to quit often give up due to a resistant brain chemistry that reacts strongly to nicotine withdrawal. As lethal as it is to health and wellbeing, nicotine stimulates certain brain receptors which keep smokers puffing away. When these “feel good” receptors – also known as neurotransmitters – are deprived of the habitual dose of nicotine, the result is intense cravings that seem insurmountable.

Traditional Chinese Medicine attributes excessive weight gain to imbalances in and reduced functioning of several organ systems, including the spleen and liver. GMC Acupuncture Clinic’s skilled practitioners target the precise acupuncture points to balance these systems including the thyroid and endocrine glands that affect hormonal balance associated with excessive weight gain.